Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth
Unidentified - Moth at Higgins, ACT
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| Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth | ibaird | 29 Sep 2026 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth | WendyEM | 29 Sep 2026 | |
| Epicoma contristis | CarbonAI | 28 Sep 2026 | |
| Prorocopis euxantha | WendyEM | 29 Dec 2025 | |
| Ophiusa disjungens | WendyEM | 29 Dec 2025 | |
| Noctuidae (family) | ibaird | 20 Dec 2025 | |
| Unverified | MichaelWenke | 20 Dec 2025 |
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4 comments
29 Dec 2025
Ophiusa disjungens has yellow abdomen, yellow and brown hindwings, large eyes and a domed thorax. Likewise Prorocopis euxantha see thorax here https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/71418645
29 Sep 2026
definitely not Epicoma contristis it's hindwing colours are the inverse of this moth
Prorocopis euxantha - 14 sightings on NM, consider this Prorocopis euxantha (Golden Crest)
Ophiusa disjungens - 11 sightings on NM, none of them in a badly worn for comparison
Prorocopis euxantha - 14 sightings on NM, consider this Prorocopis euxantha (Golden Crest)
Ophiusa disjungens - 11 sightings on NM, none of them in a badly worn for comparison
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029986-35.228410
- Maps Higgins Woodland
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 Dec 2025 08:04 AM Recorded on
- MichaelWenke Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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- MichaelWenke NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth Scientific name
- Unidentified - Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1643.3m Recorded at altitude
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